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Shahmoradi Z. Investigation of Frequency of ORF Disease in Patients in the Skin Clinic of Vali-Asr Hospital from April 1998m to September 1999. J Arak Uni Med Sci 1999; 2 (9) :21-23
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School of Medicine, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
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The ORF disease is transmitted to human from animals such as sheep and goat. Most of the ORF lesions are solitary and appear on the fingers. At the beginning a red macule appears and after one week it is changed to 1-4cm hemorrhagic bullae and after 4-6 weeks complete remission occurs.
In this investigation from 16 patients who are differentiated from other patients, the following information about age, sex, profession, site, number of lesion, previous treatmet, remission period, scar and concomitant skin disease have been collected and the following results have been concluded:
Age distribution of disease has been between 25 to 60 years.
In this investigation from 16 patients who are differentiated from other patients, the following information about age, sex, profession, site, number of lesion, previous treatmet, remission period, scar and concomitant skin disease have been collected and the following results have been concluded:
Age distribution of disease has been between 25 to 60 years.
_Sexual distribution is 62.5% in females and 37.5% in male patients.
_Professional distribution is higher 56.25% among housekeepers.
_The most frequent site of involvement in patients was both fingers(75%) and solitary(62.5%)
_Most of the patients (81.25%) recovered without any scar and in 5 cases (31.25%) erythema multiform was seen with ORF.
_Eleven patients (68.75%) has been misdiagnposed and treated as slam tumor, or local infection.
_Professional distribution is higher 56.25% among housekeepers.
_The most frequent site of involvement in patients was both fingers(75%) and solitary(62.5%)
_Most of the patients (81.25%) recovered without any scar and in 5 cases (31.25%) erythema multiform was seen with ORF.
_Eleven patients (68.75%) has been misdiagnposed and treated as slam tumor, or local infection.
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